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Rismarok's Admirable Notion.

Prince Bismarck is noted, at least, for his
practical ideas, as may be shown by recent
circular he issued to ali the officers of his de-
partments commanding the adoption of a
plain signature to all documents submitted
for his inspection. This is an admirable no
tion that might be utilized in other countries,
as instanced by very amusing incident that
occurred recently at a session of the Flint
town council One Of the items for considera-
ton was letter received by the mayor from
the Prince of Wales relative to the celebration
of her majesty's jubilee The mayor read the
letter and his reply. He said he had been un-
able to decipher the signature to the royal
letter, and consequently in sending back his
reply to Marlborough house he initiated the
signature as nearly as he could. The letter
found its way to the dead letter Office, where
the imitation signature was deciphered as
"Albert Edward" On bringing greater mag
nifying power to bear upon the original sig
nature he found that it really was "Albert
Edward" The statement was received with
great laughter, and the suggestion was made,
that in future the prince should be more care
full Of his P's and Q's, although those letters
are conspicuous by their absence in the
princes signature.-San francisco Chronicle.
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Lengthened His Davs,

"Stop smoklng," said Boston doctor to an
ailing patient the other day, "and it will
lengthen your days" The patient stopped.
The doctors prediction was verified. The
first day the patient declares was as long az
his whole previous Gfe Boston Transcript.
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Ess, and North to Pittsburpb and Clev.l,nd.

Condenced timetable OF passenger trains
corrected TO Jan. 81, 'S7, Central Standard Time.
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CLEVELAND, LORAIN & WHEELING
~ RAILRoAD-TIAR SCHEDULE,

In effect Nov IA, 'S6.-New Standard. 9Oth
than Columbus time
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Time table for east and west corrected 70
Jan 81, 1887. Trains leave Panhandle sta
tion, Wheeling, fsot OF Eleventh street, near
public Ianding-Central standard time
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Choking Catarrh.

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02
LABOR In EUROPE.

Senator Frye, of Maine, who is
travelling abroad, says that in all the
Continental countries visited by
him, he was struck by the degrade.
ton of labor, by the starvation
wages, and the terribly onerOus tax
alton which took from the humblest
large share of his pittance. The
employment of women and of dogs
as working cattle impressed him
deeply. In Venice he found women
in the lace factories working IA and
16 hours day at a maximum rate
of II cents per diem.
In Switzerland, at one of the
hotels, the porter, who worked with
out salary, depending upon fees for
his living, was taxed $3.50 by the
State. The study of the labor cues
tion in Europe as made by Senator
Frye will give him new argument in
favor of our protective system.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02

THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE RRo.
KEN.--The Emmner Telephone ex.
change of Chambersburg has been SO
badly crippled up that it is no longer
a telephone exchange and Chambers
burg is now without that important
factor in this age of progress. All
this was brought about by the Giant
Monopoly, the Bell Telephone Com
pany.
A representative of the Bell Com.
pany visited Chambersburg last week
and notified each subscriber of the
Exchange that unless they quit using
the telephone within five DAYS suit
would be brought by the Bell Conn
pany. This had the effect of causing
all the users of the telephone with the
exception of four to quit using the
phones. The four were The Cum
berland Valley Railroad Company.
Hon. John Stewart, j. w. Craig and
T. M. Nelson.
This morning the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad Company upon the adj
vice of its attorney, Hon. John Stew.
art relinquished using their telephone.
Mr. Stewart however and Messrs.
Craig and Nelson continue to use
their instruments, and, we UNDER
stand, mean to fight the Monopoly
Chanabersb,1y Register.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02
CLEVELAND'S CONGRATULATIONS.

The fnlsome message sent by the
President to Queen Victoria reads
like heartless irony to those whose
sympathy and indignation have been
aroused by England's aceursed treat
ment of Ireland. We can congratu-
late the woman and mother, but for a
Queen whose reign of half a century
has been one long chapter of outrage
and oppression upon as noble a peo-
pile as God ever made, there can be
nothing but bitter resentment.
President Cleveland voiced not the
sentiment of the American people
in the message he sent; but rather
was it the expression of the disgust
ing toadyism-a bowl. g down to roy
has found a sickly imita-
ton in his own administration
Valley Vi,yiniaa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02

The Fourth of July this year
promises to be a day of red hot
patriotism in this country. Since
Governor Wilson speaks of West
Virginia as - Confederate State"
it is really difficult to tell in what
country we live. Ifthis is a "coloni.
al State" the historians make no
mention of the fact. That saves
our Revolutionary flags, for it would
hurt our democratic feelings to see
them taken to wipe off the jubilee
dust from the royal feet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02

Baltimore Herald Only three
English sovereigns before Victoria
have celebrated jubilees-namely.
Henry III, Edward III, and George
Ill. All of these set an example
which the present Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland might haye
done well to follow. When Henry
Ill kept his jubilee on October 10,
1865, he recalled all exiles, granted
a free pardon to all subjects impris-
oned for debt, and amnestied all
political offenders. Edward Ill
who celebrated his jubilee on Jan.
uary "a, 1877, made various polite
al concessions with the view of win.
ming favors from all classes of his
subjects. When King George I'LL.
celebrated his jubilee, on October
25, 1909, the country was in a ter.
rible state, and food was almost at
famine prices, but means were
found to liberate all insolvent debt.
ors, military offenders and prisoners
of war, and to feed II, 200 persons
who were in absolute want.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, June Goth, Il

WASHINGTON, June Goth, 1887.
When / write of Cleveland, III
brings Mr.. Blaine to my mird. From
the statements of Senators Fry and
Hale, who are bosom friends ofthe
Maine Statesman, | conclude that he
too will be a candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1888, for both say they be-
heye he will he renominated. All OF
these gentlemen being at present in
Europe, | infer they have fine
opportunities for continuing their
confidential relations.
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Bayard have
pooled their small stock of brains
and each endeayored to out-toady
the other in expressing their admir-
alton for Queen Victoria, England's
royal figure head. Contrast this
contemptibly obsequious lack of true
patriotic feeling with Mr.. Blaine's
declination to accept the invitation
of Prime Minister Salisbury, to at
tend reception at the Foreign
Office, in honor of visiting royalties.
The recent examination, the first
under the new Civil Service
Rules, of clerks in the Quarter
Master Generals Office, reveals the
fact that it is simply a scheme to
GUST Republicans from Office on fine
ly scholastic questions that have no
reference to clerical duties; for out of
80 clerks examined, but ten passed,
in face of the fact, that all have salts
factory records as to efficiency.
Many of the clerks made no attempt
to answer these questions, as only a
professor or a schoo,boy could do so
successfully, and so the farce ended.
So much has been written about
battle-fags that | have made visit
to the War Department and person
ally inspected these tattered though
treasured relics of rebellion, finding
nearly 600 OF them named in book
with this title: Record of Rebel
flags captured by the Union troops
since April 10th, 1861" In the same
room are over 200 Federal flags TAX.
en- by confederate troops aud recap
tured with Richmond. The remain
der are also Union banners, turned
over to the War Department by the
several State organizations. Some
of the Confederate flags are made
of women's dresses, all of them are
worn by time into shreds.
A prominent official of the Inter
ior Department, through his own
folly, finds himself in very embar-
rassiug position. A young lady, who
had passed a creditable Civil Service
examination and felt confident of APP
pointment, received a visit from this
man, who assured her that he would
secure her the place, but, coupled the
promise with an insulting proposal,
which was Indignantly spurned.And
now this official is exerting all his
family and political influence to pre-.
vent exposure.
Secretary Fairehild recognizes the
gravity of the late financial storm
signals in commercial centres by has.
tily ordering prepayment of the 3d.
100000 interest on July bonds, hop
my therein to avert q general and
disastrous panic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02


The politicians are already earn
estly at work laying their wires for
the next campaign. They are try.
ing to kill each other off. Some OF
our Democratic friends are going
about very confdentially, putting
"bees' in the ears of their friends;
in the hope that the sting will go
home to soHe Republican. If the
fight is to begin, say so. We will
make it hot enough. There is an
old +" battle cry" we'll dress up in
new clothes! But we prefer a
decent, honest campaign.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY cHEsTNUTs.
Aspiring Orators Who Began but Never
Finished Their Speeches.

Aspiring Orators Who Began but Never
Finished Their Speeches.
The Fourth Of July orator is figure we
could not possibly dispense with. The chest
nuts with which his name is associated are
part of our patriotic history, and he it Is who
keeps the eagle from becoming too arrogant.
He mounts it and scars into the blue empyrean,
triumphantly brandishing the triple hued
banner as he goes, and the proud bird Of
freedom cannot help himself. One ancient
chestnut relates how an untried but ambitious
independence orator began Fourth OF July
panegyric thus.
'sFellow citizens: On the Fourth Of July,
1776, the American eagle took his first I'M
fettered flight towards the ideal land Of
freedom. He went up and up before the APP
proving gaze of our noble forefathers. But
never has his flight been so high and glorious
as to-day. Behold him, my friends and
fellow patriotsl Behold the noble bird who
typides the principle for which our fathers
fought and died. He goes up, fired with the
pride which has made Us free and prosper
GUS nation. Yes, he goes up, followed by the
acclamations Of 60,OO0,0O0 OF people. Yes,
my fellow patriots, he goes up, cleaving the
air with proud wings, and glories in his
freedom and his strength. he goes up and
up and up We watch him till he becomes
q mere speck in the blue Of heaven. Yet
he goes further. He goes DIP and up and
up until he fades entirely from our sight
Yet he is there, my friends and fellow citi-
gems; he is there and still rising. Though we
cannot see him, we know that he Is still
going up and up and up. Yes, noble patriots,
he is still ascending. When we see him no
more with our natural eyes we can still fol-
low him with the eyes of imagination-still
see him rising. Yes, with pride we see him
go up and up and up and up! And still
higher. Yes, he is still going up and up and
up and up
At this. interesting point the gifted orator lost
his bearings. Mopping his brow in agony he
vainly CROPPED through his chaotic brain for
the thread Of his Grafton. At last, still gaz-
ing skyward, he said: "Confound the birdl
have sent him up so far can't get him down
again." and ingloriously abandoned the field.
Another equally venerable chestnut deals
with youth who practiced daily as an
orator, with garden of cabbages in the role
Of audience. He got on famously. The cab
bages all gave him their undivided and APP
proving attention. Forensic art was mere
play before such appreciative auditors He
said what he pleased to them and said it well,
because he feared no criticism. He poured
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02
THE PROBLEM OF THE AGE.

Wayland sees no need of any 9TH
er means to prevent the too rapid in
crease of population than to secure a
correspondent increase of capital by
which that population may be sup.
ported. This increase of capital is
to be obtained by individual indus
try and frugality and national econo.
my. "Let nations cultivate the arts
of peace" he says. "Let them re-
duce the unnecessary expenses OF
governments. Let them abolish
those restrictions which letter and
dispirit industry by diminishing the
inducements to labor. Let them fos-
ter the means by which the produc-
tiveness Of labor may be increased,
and the annual gifts of the Creator
will SO accumulate that the means
will be provided for the support OF
all the human beings which are an.
nually brought into the world. AS
soon as this accumulation bears a
suitable ratio to the number of inhab-
itants, we shall hear no more of the
evils of excess of population. 1t is
vain to throw away the food of a mil
lion of people in single day, and
then be astonished that a million of
people are starving for the want oft.
Hence, we learn che economical evils
of every form of vice as for instance,
of intemperance. Tue money spent
in intemperance is SO much absolute
waste of capital. This is, of itself,
in most civilized countries, enor.
nous. The true solution of tins
problem is to be found ia individual
practice OF industry, frugality, tenn
perance, chastity and righteousness.
In the cultivation of these virtues,
too, is to be found the remedy, the
only remedy, for the crying evils OF
this age in which we live.n
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02
TERRIBLE WARNINGS.

The desire for wealth, display and
ambitious success, Characteristic of
the age and modern spirit, has re.
ceived check and warning in the
terrible examples it has led to
through tardy but final justice. The
Rowan County desperadoes have
joined their victims and come to
violent ends, and the people will
establish law and order at the cost
of their lives. The law as represen.
ted by the authorities, was a failure
and an outrage upon justice, or
such light-of-day massacres could
not have taken place UNPUBLISHED.
The election conspiratOrs in Balti.
more have come to grief at last, and
are serving as shining examples in
the State Penitentiary. The wheat
and coffee spectators have lost
their thousands and are bankrupts
today. The officers of the Fidelity
Bank of Cincinnati are in jail, with.
out money or friends. Jake Sharp,
the corrupt New York Alderman, is
q doomed man, and only yesterday
he was making his millions. So
after all, the honest man, though he
be poor, unknown and uncared for,
is better off with peace, contentment
and plain living than the mil.
liOnalre who revels in the enjoyment
of ill-gOtten goods today, and to.
morrow is consigned to the cell or
the tomb in disgrace.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02

By the death of Ten Brock, the
American turf loses one of the finest
types of modern race horses. Up to
the time he broke down he was un-
approachable. He is credited with
the fastest mile on record, 1:3O3; the
fastest two miles in 1921; the fastest
two and five-eighth miles in 4:5S5 ;
and the fastest four miles IN 1852;
His.Owner, Mr.. Harper, of Kentucky,
considered him invincible until he
ran against Parole and Tom Ochil,
tree at Pimlico,a race that will never
be forgotten by Baltimoreans. 1t
was the first time the great Kentuc-
ky flyer was beaten, and the defeat
nearly broke his owners heart. OF
late years Ten Brock was used only
for breeding purposes, and among
his progeny are some Of the best
horses on the turf.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-02
limited

United Lrishmen, Mr.. VIM
O'Brien's paper, published in Dublin,
Ireland, says of the recent jubilee
" Ireland is the only civilized country
in the world which did not share in
the jubilee celebration. She stood
sternly and sorrowfully aloof. Ire.
lands place ought to have been be.
side England at the throne. Irish
blood and brain helped to build the
empire. Poverty, misery, and slav-
cry are her reward. She shared
England's labOrs but she may not
share her triumphs. England's JOY
is for fifty years of liberty, prosper.
ity, and progress. The Irish grief
and wrath are for fifty years OF
misery, famine and oppression.
England is numbered by the strug.
giles of q sullen captive, when she
might purchase by justice the aid
and comfort Of a friend"